قوق

Arabic

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /quːq/

Noun

قُوق • (qūq) m (feminine قُوقَة (qūqa))

1. crane (Grus grus)
2. godwit (Limosa spp.)
3. great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)

Declension

Declension of noun قُوق (qūq)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قُوق qūq	الْقُوق al-qūq	قُوق qūq
nominative	قُوقٌ qūqun	الْقُوقُ al-qūqu	قُوقُ qūqu
accusative	قُوقًا qūqan	الْقُوقَ al-qūqa	قُوقَ qūqa
genitive	قُوقٍ qūqin	الْقُوقِ al-qūqi	قُوقِ qūqi

Etymology 2

Root
ق و ق (q w q)
1 term

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qawq/

Noun

قَوْق • (qawq) m

1. verbal noun of قَاقَ (qāqa) (form I)
2. cluck (sound made by hen)

Declension

Declension of noun قَوْق (qawq)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	قَوْق qawq	الْقَوْق al-qawq	قَوْق qawq
nominative	قَوْقٌ qawqun	الْقَوْقُ al-qawqu	قَوْقُ qawqu
accusative	قَوْقًا qawqan	الْقَوْقَ al-qawqa	قَوْقَ qawqa
genitive	قَوْقٍ qawqin	الْقَوْقِ al-qawqi	قَوْقِ qawqi

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Latin coccum, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, berry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /quːq/

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Noun

قوق • (qūq) m (collective, singulative قوقة f (qūqa), paucal قوقات (qūqāt))

1. artichoke

   Synonyms: خرشف (ḵuršuf), خرشوف (ḵaršūf), قنارية (qannāriyya)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَوْق (qawq).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qɔːq/

Noun

قَوق • (qauq) m (Hindi spelling क़ौक़)

1. cluck (sound of a chicken)

References

• “قوق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “قوق”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.